Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017
Sreenivasarao announced the theme for Sahitya Akademi’s next edition of ‘Festival of Letters’ — ’70 years of Indian Independence’
Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017 Winners List
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Winner/Literary Work
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Language
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Novels
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Mamang Dai for The Black Hill
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English
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Niranjan Mishra for Gangaputravadanam
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Sanskrit
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K P Ramanunni for Daivathinte Pusthakam
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Malayalam
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Nachhattar Slow Down
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Punjabi
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Short Stories
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Shiv Mehta
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Dogri
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Autar Krishen Rahbar
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Kashmiri
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Gajanan Jog
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Konkani
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Gayatri Saraf
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Odia
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Baig Ehsas
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Urdu
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Literary criticism
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Bina Hangkhim
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Nepali
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T P Ashoka
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Kannada
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Ramesh Kuntal Megh
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Hindi
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Urmi Ghanshyam Desai
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Gujarati
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Neeraj Daiya
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Rajasthani
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Essays
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Jagdish Lachhani
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Sindhi
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Play
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Rajen Toijamba
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Manipuri
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About Sahitya Akademi Awards
Established in 1954, Sahitya Akademi Awards is a literary honoured conferred annually on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 24 major Indian languages. The award recognizes and promote excellence in Indian writing and also acknowledge new trends.
The award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of 100000 rupees. The plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi was designed by the Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray.
Expected Questions
Sahitya Akademi Award confers writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the
a. 28 major Indian languages
b. 25 major Indian languages
c. 24 major Indian languages
d. 20 major Indian languages
The theme of Sahitya Akademi 2017 is
a. ‘Festival of Letters’ — ’70 years of Indian Independence’
b. ‘Festival of Books’ — ’70 years of Indian Independence’
c. ‘Festival of Writers’ — ’70 years of Indian Independence’
d. ‘Festival of Learners’ — ’70 years of Indian Independence’
The Black Hill, a Sahitya Akademi Award winner book is written by
a. Shiv Mehta
b. Gajanan Jog
c. Rajen Toijamba
d. Mamang Dai
The plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi was designed by
a. Mrinal Sen
b. Satyajit Ray
c. Girish Karnad
d. Dadasaheb Phalke
45th International Emmy Awards 2017
| Name of Category | Name of Winner | Country |
| Arts Programming | Hip-Hop Evolution | Canada |
| Best Performance by an Actor | Kenneth Branagh in Wallander | United Kingdom |
| Best Performance by an Actress | Anna Friel in Marcella | United Kingdo m |
| Comedy | Alan Partridge’s Scissored lsle | United Kingdom |
| Documentary | Exodus: Our Journey to Europe | United Kingdom |
| Drama Series | Mammon 2 | Norway |
| Non –English Primetime Program | Sr.Avila | United States |
| Non-Scripted Entertainment | Sorry Voor Alles | Belgium |
| Short- Form Series | Familie Braun | Germany |
| Telenovela/ Soap opera | Kara Sevda | Turkey |
| TV movie / Mini Series | Ne m’abandonne pas | France |
| Kids : Series | Kasper en de Kerstengelen | Netherlands |
| Kids: Preschool | Hey Duggee | United Kingdom |
| Kids: Animation | Shaun the sheep: The farmer’s Llamas | United Kingdom |
| Kids : Digital | Doodles | Australia |
| Kids : Factual | Horrible Histories | United Kingdom |
| Kids : TV Movie / Mini Series | Peter and Wendy | United Kingdom |
| Kids : Non- Scripted Entertainment | Ultras Sorte Kageshow | Denmark |
23rd Star Screen Awards 2017
| Award | Awardee |
|---|---|
| Best Actress Award (Popular) | Vidya Balan for Tumhari Sullu |
| Best Actor (Critics) | Rajkumar Rao for Newton |
| Best Supporting Actor | Rajkumar Rao for Bareilly Ki Barfi. |
| Best Actress (critics) | Konkana Sen Sharma for Lipstick Under My Burkha |
| Best Actor (Popular) | Irrfan Khan |
| Best Film (Critics) | Newton |
| Best Director | Nitesh Tiwari (Dangal) |
Important Awards in Various Fields
| Prizes | Field |
|---|---|
| Nobel Prize | Pease, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry(From 1901) and Economics (From 1969) |
| Pulitzer Prize | Journalism (From 1917) |
| Academy (Oscar) Awards | Film (From 1929) |
| Kalinga Awards | Science (From 1952) |
| Booker Prize | Literature (From 1929) |
| Grammy Awards | Music (From 1958) |
| Ramon Magasaysay Award | Government (Public) Service, Social Service, Journalism, Literature, Communication and International Undertaking (From 1957) |
| Bharat Ratna | For outstanding contribution in the field of Art/ Literature / Science and Public Services |
| Dada Saheb Phalke Award | Film (From 1969) |
| Jnanpith Award | Literature (From 1991) |
| Saraswati Samman | Literature (From 1991) |
| Vachaspati Samman | Sanskrit Literature (From 1992) |
| Shankar Award | Indian Philosophy, Culture and Art |
| Vyasa Samman | Literature |
| Kabir Samman | Socio – communal Harmony |
| Dronacharya Award | Sports Coaching / Training (From 1985) |
| Arjun Award | Sports (From 1961) |
| Bhatnagar Award | Science (From 1957) |
| Dhanwantri Award | Medical Science (From 1971) |
| Bourlog Award | Agriculture (From 1992) |
Important national awards for Exams:
a. Highest civilian awards in chronological order
1. Bharata Ratna2. Padma Vibushan
3. Padma Bushan
4. Padmasri
1. Bharata Ratna is the highest civilian award of India. It is instituted in 1954.
- The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C. V. Raman, who were honoured in 1954
- Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously.
- Sachin Tendulkar is the youngest recipient of Bharata Ratna. He was awarded in 2014
- Recent recipients- Madhan Mohan Malavay and Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Two non-Indians got Bharata Ratna till now. They are Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and former South African President Nelson Mandela
3. Padma Bushan is the third highest civilian award of India. It is instituted in 1954
4. Padmasri is the third highest civilian award of India. It is instituted in 1954
Padma Vibushan 2017
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Awardee
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Field of Prominence
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Sharad Pawar
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Public Affairs
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Murli Manohar Joshi
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Public Affairs
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P.A. Sangma (posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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Sunder Lal Patwah (posthumous)
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Public Affairs
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K.J.Yesudas
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Art - Music
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Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev
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Others - Spiritualism
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Udipi Ramachandra Rao
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Science & Engineering
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Padma Bhushan 2017
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Awardee
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Field of Prominence
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Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
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Art - Music
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Devi Prasad Dwivedi
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Literature & Education
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TehemtonUdwadia
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Medicine
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Ratna SundarMaharaj
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Others-Spiritualism
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Swami Niranjana Nanda Saraswati
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Others-Yoga
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H.R.H. Princess Maha ChakriSirindhorn (Foreigner)
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Literature & Education
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Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)
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Literature & Education –Journalism
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Padma Shree 2017
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Awardee
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Field of Prominence
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|---|---|
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BasantiBisht
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Art-Music
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ChemancheryKunhiraman Nair
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Art-Dance
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ArunaMohanty
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Art-Dance
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Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
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Art-Cinema
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Sadhu Meher
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Art-Cinema
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T K Murthy
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Art-Music
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LaishramBirendrakumar Singh
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Art-Music
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Krishna Ram Chaudhary
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Art-Music
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Baoa Devi
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Art-Painting
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Tilak Gitai
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Art-Painting
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AekkaYadagiri Rao
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Art-Sculpture
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JitendraHaripal
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Art-Music
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Kailash Kher
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Art-Music
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Parassala B Ponnammal
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Art-Music
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SukriBommagowda
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Art-Music
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Mukund Nayak
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Art-Music
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PurushottamUpadhyay
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Art-Music
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AnuradhaPaudwal
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Art-Music
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WareppaNaba Nil
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Art-Theatre
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Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary
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Civil Service
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T.K. Viswanathan
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Civil Service
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KanwalSibal
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Civil Service
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Birkha Bahadur LimbooMuringla
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Literature & Education
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Eli Ahmed
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Literature & Education
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Narendra Kohli
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Literature & Education
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G. Venkatasubbiah
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Literature & Education
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AkkithamAchyuthanNamboothiri
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Literature & Education
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Kashi Nath Pandita
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Literature & Education
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Chamu Krishna Shastry
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Literature & Education
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HariharKripaluTripathi
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Literature & Education
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Michel Danino
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Literature & Education
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Punam Suri
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Literature & Education
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VG Patel
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Literature & Education
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V Koteswaramma
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Literature & Education
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Balbir Dutt
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Literature & Education-Journalism
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BhawanaSomaaya
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Literature & Education-Journalism
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Vishnu Pandya
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Literature & Education-Journalism
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Subroto Das
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Medicine
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Bhakti Yadav
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Medicine
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Mohammed Abdul Waheed
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Medicine
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Madan Madhav Godbole
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Medicine
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DevendraDayabhai Patel
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Medicine
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Harkishan Singh
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Medicine
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MukutMinz
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Medicine
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Arun Kumar Sharma
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Others-Archaeology
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Sanjeev Kapoor
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Others-Culinary
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Meenakshi Amma
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Others-Martial Art
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GenabhaiDargabhai Patel
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Others-Agriculture
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ChandrakantPithawa
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Science & Engineering
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Ajoy Kumar Ray
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Science & Engineering
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ChintakindiMallesham
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Science & Engineering
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JitendraNath Goswami
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Science & Engineering
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DaripalliRamaiah
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Social Work
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Girish Bhardwaj
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Social Work
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KarimulHak
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Social Work
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Bipin Ganatra
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Social Work
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NiveditaRaghunathBhide
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Social work
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AppasahebDharmadhikari
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Social Work
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Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal
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Social Work
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Virat Kohli
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Sports-Cricket
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Shekar Naik
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Sports-Cricket
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Vikasa Gowda
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Sports-Discus Throw
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Deepa Malik
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Sports-Athletics
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MariyappanThangavelu
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Sports-Athletics
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Dipa Karmakar
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Sports-Gymnastics
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P. R. Shreejesh
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Sports-Hockey
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Sakshi Malik
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Sports-Wrestling
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Mohan Reddy VenkatramaBodanapu
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Trade & Industry
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Imrat Khan (NRI/PIO)
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Art-Music
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Anant Agarwal (NRI/PIO)
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Literature & Education
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H.R. Shah (NRI/PIO)
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Literature & Education-Journalism
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Suniti Solomon (Posthumous)
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Medicine
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Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)
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Others-Archaeology
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Dr. Mapuskar (Posthumous)
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Social Work
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AnuradhaKoirala (Foreigner)
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Social Work
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Military Awards
1. Param Vir Chakra:
- The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration awarded for the displaying distinguished acts of valor during wartime.
- Established on 26th Jan 1950
- First Param Vir Chakra recipient- Major Somanatha Sharma
2. Ashoka Chakra:
- The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
- Flt. Lt. Suhas Biswas was the first Indian Air Force officer to be awarded the Ashoka Chakra
- Hangpandada was the recent recipient of Ashoka Chakra
Awards in Literature
1. Saraswatisamman award- Mahabaleshawar Sail for the year 2017
- Saraswati Samman is an annual award bestowed upon Indian citizen for his outstanding literary work
- This award is presented to Indian author, written in any 22 Indian language mentioned in Schedule VIII of Constitution and published during last 10 years.
- First recipient of Saraswati Samman Award- Harivansh Rai Bacchan
- Recently Mahabaleshawar Sail got Saraswatisamman award. He is a writer from Konkani language. He got award for his novel Hawthan
2. Jnanpith Award- Shankha Ghosh (recent recipient)
- Presented by Bharatiya Jnanpith to an author for their "outstanding contribution towards literature".
- The first recipient of the award was the Malayalam writer G. Sankara Kurup
- Recent recipient of the award is Bengali poet and critic Shankha Ghosh who was awarded for the year 2016.
3. Vyas Samman award- Surendra varma (recent recipient)
- The award was instituted by Birla foundation in the year 1991
- It is awarded annually for outstanding literary work in Hindi
- Recent recipient of Vyas Samman award is Surendra Varma for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha
National Sports awards:
- It includes, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award: It is India’s highest sporting award given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
- Arjuna award: It is India’s second highest sporting award bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years
- Dhyan Chand award: It is bestowed upon sportspersons for life time contribution to sports development
- Dronacharya Award: It bestowed upon coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events
2017 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Recipients are:
- Devendranath-Para Athletics
- Sardar Singh-Hockey
2017 Dhyan Chand Recipients are:
- Bhupender Singh-Athletic
- Syed Shahid Hakim -Football
- Sumarai Tete-Hockey
Arjuna Award 2017
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Name of the recipient
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Sports
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|---|---|
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Cheteshwar Pujara and Harmanpreet Kaur
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Cricket
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Satyawart Kadian
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Wrestling
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PN Prakash
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Shooting
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Varun Bhati and Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Para Atheletics
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Laishram Debendro Singh
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Boxing
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Anthony Amalraj
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Table Tennis
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S V Sunil
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Hockey
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Saketh Mayneni
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Tennis
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Oinam Bembem Devi
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Football
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V J Surekha
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Archery
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Khushbir Kaur and arokia rajiv
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Athletics
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Prasanth Singh
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Basketball
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Jasvir Singh
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Kabaddi
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SSP chawrasia
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Golf
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Dronacharya Award 2017
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Name
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Sports
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|---|---|
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Dr. R. Gandhi
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Athletics
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Heera Nand Kataria
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Kabaddi
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G.S.S.V. Prasad
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Badminton
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Brij Bhushan Mohanty
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Boxing
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P A Rafel
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Hockey
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Roshan Lal
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Wrestling
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Sanjoy chakravathy
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Shooting
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National Bravery Awards
- The National Bravery Awards are a set of awards given annually to about 25 Indian children for "meritorious acts of bravery against all odds."
- The awards are given by the Government of India and the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW).
- The award was instituted in 1952.
The National Bravery Awards consist of five categories, which are listed below.
1. The Bharat Award, since 19872. The Sanjay Chopra Award, since 1978
3. The Geeta Chopra Award, since 1978
4. The Bapu Gaidhani Award, since 1988
5. General National Bravery Awards, since 1957
The awards are given to children who were between the ages of six to eighteen when they committed their acts of bravery.
List of National Bravery awards 2017
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Name
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Award
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Tarh Peeju-Arunachal Pradesh
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Bharat Award
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Tushar Verma- Chhattisgarh
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Bapu Gaidhani Award
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Roluaphului-Mizoram
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Bapu Gaidhani Award
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Payaldevi- Jammu and Kashmir
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General National Bravery Award
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Sumit Mamagin-Uttarakhand
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Sanjay Chpora awards
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Tejaweetha & Shivan Gond-West Bengal
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geetha Chopra Award
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Sonu Mali-Rajasthan
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General National Bravery Award
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Thanghilmang Lunkim-Nagaland
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General National Bravery Award
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Akshit &Akshita Sharma-Delhi
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General National Bravery Award
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Nisha Dilip Patil-Maharashtra
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General National Bravery Award
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Anshika Pandey-Uttar Pradesh
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General National Bravery Award
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Namn Beniwal-Delhi
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General National Bravery Award
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Mohan sethy-Odisha
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General National Bravery Award
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Moriangthem Sadananda Singh-Manipur
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General National Bravery Award
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Tankeswar Pegu-Assam
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General National Bravery Award
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Binil Manjaly-Kerala
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General National Bravery Award
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Siya Vamansa Khode-Karnataka
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General National Bravery Award
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Praful Sharma-Himachal Pradesh
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General National Bravery Award
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Aditya M.P Pillai-Kerala
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General National Bravery Award
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Sumit Mamgain-Uttarakhand
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Sanjay Chopra Award
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Badarunnisa K.P-Kerala
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General National Bravery Award
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Neelam Dhru-Chattisgarh
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General National Bravery Award
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Akhil K Shibu-Kerala
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General National Bravery Award
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Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is India's highest award in cinema.
- The first recipient of the award was actress Devika Rani
- Prithvi Raj Kapoor is the only recipient to receive Dadasaheb Phalke award posthumously
- Recent recipient- Kasinathuni Viswanath (Telugu)
64th National Film awards
Best non feature film- Fire Flys in the Abyss
Others:
| Award | Awardee |
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Best Actor
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Akshay Kumar (Rustom)
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Best Actress
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Surabhi Lakshmi (Minnaminungu)
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Best Director
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Rajesh Mapuskar (Ventilator)
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Best Film on Social Issues
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'Pink'
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Best Supporting Actor
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Manoj Joshi (Dashkriya)
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Best Supporting Actress
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ZairaWasim (Dangal)
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Best Debut Film of a Director
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Deep Chaudari (Alifa)
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Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
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'SathamanamBhavathi' (Telugu)
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Best Stunt Choreography
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Peter Hein (Pulimurugan)
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Best Children's Film
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'Dhanak' (Hindi)
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Best Child Artist
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Adhish Praveen (KunjuDaivam), Saj (Noor Islam), Manohara (Railway Children)
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Best Male Playback Singer
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Sundara Iyer (Joker)
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Best Female Playback Singer
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Iman Chakraborty (Praktan)
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Best Screenplay (original)
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SyamPushkaran (MaheshintePrathikaaram)
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Best Screenplay (adapted)
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Sanjay Krishnaji Patel (Dashakriya)
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Best Editing
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Rameshwar S. Bhagat (Ventilator)
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Best Special Effect Award
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'Shivaay'
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Sound Designer
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Jayadevan (KaaduPookkunnaNeram)
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Best Production Design
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24
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Best Costume Designer
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Sachin (Cycle)
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Best Environmental film including agriculture
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The Tiger Who Crossed The Line
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Best Make-up Artist
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MK Ramakrishna
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Best Music Direction
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Babu Padmanabha (Allama)
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62nd Film fare Awards-2017
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Best Actor (Male):
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Aamir Khan for 'Dangal'
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|---|---|
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Best Actor (Female):
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Alia Bhatt for 'Udta Punjab'
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Best Film:
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'Dangal'
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Best Director:
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Nitesh Tiwari for 'Dangal'
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Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film:
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'Neerja'
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Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Male):
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Shahid Kapoor for 'Udta Punjab' and ManojBajpayee for 'Aligarh'
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Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (Female):
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Sonam Kapoor for 'Neerja'
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Best Actor (Male) in a Short Film:
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ManojBajpayee for 'Taandav'
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Best Short Film People's Choice:
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Khamakha
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Best Short Film (Fiction):
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'Chutney'
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Best Short Film (Non-fiction):
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'MatitaliKusti'
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Best Actor (Female) in a Short Film:
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Tisca Chopra for 'Chutney'
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Best Debut Director:
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AshwiniIyer Tiwari for 'Nil BatteySannata'
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Best Male Debut:
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DiljitDosanjh for 'Udta Punjab'
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Best Female Debut:
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Ritika Singh for 'SaalaKhadoos'
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Best Dialogue:
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Ritesh Shah for 'Pink'
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Best Screenplay:
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ShakunBatra and Ayesha DevitreDhillon for 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'
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Best Story:
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ShakunBatra and Ayesha DevitreDhillon for 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male):
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Rishi Kapoor for 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female):
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ShabanaAzmi for 'Neerja'
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Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award:
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Shatrughan Sinha
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Best Music Album:
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Pritam for 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'
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Best Lyricist:
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Amitabh Bhattacharya for 'ChannaMereya' from 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'
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Best Playback Singer (Male):
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Arijit Singh for 'Ae dilhaimushkil' from 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'
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Best Playback Singer (Female):
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Neha Bhasin for 'Jag Ghoomeya' from 'Sultan'
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Film fare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent:
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Amit Mishra for 'Bulleya' from 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'
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Best Visual Effects:
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Red Chillies for 'Fan'
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Best Editing:
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MonishaBaldawa for 'Neerja'
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Best Costume:
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PayalSaluja for 'Udta Punjab'
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Best Action:
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Shyam Kaushal for 'Dangal'
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Best Background Score:
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Sameer Uddin for 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'
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Best Choreography:
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Adil Shaikh for 'KarGayiChull' in 'Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'
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Nobel Prize 2017
It is awarded for outstanding contributions for humanity in Physics, Chemistry, economics, literature, peace and medicine
All Noble prizes Presented by Sweden except Noble prize in the field of peace which is presented by Norway
| Field | Name | Contribution |
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Physics
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Rainer Weiss, the other half jointly to Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne
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"for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves".
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Chemistry
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Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson
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"for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution".
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Physiology or medicine
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Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young
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"for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm".
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Literature
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world".
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Peace
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International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
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"for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons".
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Economics
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Richard H. Thaler
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"for his contributions to behavioural economics".
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OSCAR Awards 2017
OSCAR is given annually by AMPAS- American Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
First awarded in the year 1929
| Award | Awardee |
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Best Picture
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Moon Light
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Best actress
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Emma Stone (La La Land)
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Best actor
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Casey Affleck (Manchester by the sea)
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Best director
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Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
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Best supporting actor
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Mahreshla Ali (Moon light)
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Best supporting actress
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Viola Davis (fences)
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Best foreign language film
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The sales man (Iran)
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Grammy Awards
Recently 59th Grammy awards announced, in this edition of awards Adele (British singer) won the most awards. She also created history by becoming the first artist to win top three categories twice
India-American Tabala player “Sandeep das” won Grammy award in the Category of Best world music album with Yo-Yo ma
List of 59th Grammy awards:
| Award | Awardee |
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Album of the year:
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25 – Adele
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Record of the year:
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Hello – Adele
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Song of the year:
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Hello – Adele
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Best rap album:
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Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
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Best urban contemporary album:
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Beyonce – Lemonade
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Best country solo performance:
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My Church – Maren Morris
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Best rock song:
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Blackstar – David Bowie
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Best pop duo/group performance:
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Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots
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Best new artist:
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Chance the Rapper
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Best pop vocal album:
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Adele – 25
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Best pop solo performance:
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Hello – Adele
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Best Rhythm and Blues (R&B) performance:
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Solange – Cranes in the Sky
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Best R&B song:
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Maxwell – Lake by the Ocean
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Best rap performance:
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Chance The Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz – No Problem
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Best rap/sung performance:
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Drake – Hotline Bling
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Drake –
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Hotline Bling
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Best R&B album:
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Lalah Hathaway – Lalah Hathaway Live
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Best rap song:
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Drake – Hotline Bling
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Best metal performance:
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Megadeth – Dystopia
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Best rock performance:
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David Bowie – Blackstar
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Best dance recording:
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The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down
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Best dance/electronic album:
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Skin – Flume
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Best music video:
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Beyonce – Formation
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Best country song:
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Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw
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Best country duo/group performance:
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Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton – Jolene
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Man Booker Prize
- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel, written in the English language and published in the UK.
- It was instituted in 1969 by Man group
- Recently, Davis Gross man won Man Booker prize for his novel A Horse walk into Bar. He became the first Israeli to won Man Booker Prize
Pulitzer Prize
- The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes that are annually awarded for Letters, Drama, and Music.
- It recognizes distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life, published during the preceding calendar year.
- First awarded in 1917
Recent Pulitzer Prize winners
| Award | Awardee |
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Fiction
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Colson whitehead for The underground railroad
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Poetry
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Tyehimba jess
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Biography
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Hisham Matar
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Music
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Du Yun
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Drama
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Lynn Notage
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Billboard Music Awards 2017
| Award | Awardee |
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| Top Artist | Drake |
| Top New Artist | Zayn |
| Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity | Twenty One Pilots |
| Top Male Artist | Drake |
| Top Female Artist | Beyonce |
| Top Duo/Group | Twenty One Pilots |
| Top Billboard 200 Artist | Drake |
| Top Hot 100 Artist | Drake |
| Top Song Sales Artist | Drake |
| Top Radio Songs Artist | Twenty One Pilots |
| Top Streaming Songs Artist | Drake |
| Top Social Artist | BTS |
| Top Touring Artist | Beyonce |
| Top R&B Artist: | Beyonce |
| Top Rap Album | Drake |
| Top Country Album | Chris Stapleton |
| Top Rock Album | Metallica |
| Top Latin Album | Juan Gabriel |
| Top Dance/Electronic Album | Lindsey Stirling |
| Top Christian Album | Top Gospel Album |
| Top Hot 100 Song | The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey |
| Top Selling Song | Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling |
| Top Radio Song | Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling |
| Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance |
| Top Streaming Song (Video) | Desiigner, "Panda" |
| Top Collaboration | The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer |
| Top R&B Song | Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance |
| Top R&B Collaboration | Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” |
| Top Rap Song | Desiigner, “Panda” |
| Top Rap Collaboration | Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles |
| Top Country Song | Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y. |
| Top Country Collaboration | Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire |
| Top Rock Song | Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens |
| Top Latin Song | Nicky Jam, “Hasta El Amanecer |
| Top Dance/Electronic Song | The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” |
| Top Christian Song | Hillary Scott & The Family, “Thy Will” |
| Top Gospel Song | Travis Greene, “Made A Way” |
I-League Awards 2017
| Award | Awardee |
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| Best goalkeeper award | Debjit Majumder |
| Jarnail Singh Best Defender’ of Hero I-League 2016-17 award | Anas Edathodika |
| Best Midfielder of Hero I-League 2016-17 | Alfred Kemah Jaryan |
| Best Striker award | Aser Pierrick Dipanda Dicka |
| Best Emerging Player of Hero I-League' award | Jerry Lalrinzuala |
| Syed Abdul Rahim Best Coach Award | Khalid Jamil |
| Hero of the League | Sunil Chhetri |
7th Annual Asian Awards
| Award | Awardee |
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| Rising Star Award at the 7th Annual Asian Awards | Child actor Sunny Pawar, |
| Fellowship Award at the 7th annual Asian Awards | Sachin Tendulkar |
| Award for outstanding achievement in Cinema | Om Puri |
| Outstanding achievement in Music. | Adnan Sami |
| Outstanding Achievement in Television | Krishnan Guru-Murthy |
| Business Leader of the Year | Ajay Banga |
| Entrepreneur of the year | Masayoshi Son |
| Social Entrepreneur of the year | Nisha Dutt |
| Philanthropist of the year | Dr Jack Preger |
| Outstanding achievement in sport | Ding Punhui |
BCCI Awards 2017
| Award | Awardee |
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| Col. CK. Nayudu Lifetime achievement award | Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar |
| BCCI Lifetime achievement award for women | Shantha Rangaswamy |
| BCCI special award | VV Kumar, Late Ramakant Desai |
| Polly Umrigar Award | Virat Kohli |
| Dilip Sardesai award | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Lala Amarnath Award for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy 2015-16 | Jalaj Saxena of Madhya Pradesh |
| Lala Amarnath Award for the best all-rounder in domestic limited-overs competitions, 2015-1 | Axar Patel |
| Madavrao Scindin Award | Shreyas Iyer (Highest scorer in the Ranji Trophy 2015-16) |
| M.A. Chidambaram Trophy | Jay. G. Bosta (Highest scorer in (U-23) Col. CK. Nayudu Trophy 2015-16 |
| M.A. Chidambaram Trophy | Satyajeet Bachhav (Highest wicket-taker in (U-23) Col. CK. Nayudu Trophy 2015-16 |
ESPN Awards 2017
| Award | Awardee |
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| Captain of the year | Virat Kohli |
| Test batting | Ben Stokes |
| Test bowling | Stuart Broad |
| ODI batting | Quinton De Kock |
| ODI bowling | Sunil Narine |
| T20I batting | Carlos Brathwaite |
| T20I bowling | Mustafizur Rahman |
| Debutant of the year | Mehedi Hasan Miraz |
| Associate batting | Muhammad Shahzad |
| Associate bowling | Muhammad Nabi |
| Women’s batting | Hayley Mathews |
| Women’s bowling | Leigh Kasperek |
Miscellaneous National and international awards
1. World Press freedom prize-Dawit Issak
The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, created in 1997, honors a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.This year Dawit Issak win this prestigious award
2. First ever gender less award- Emma Watson
Emma Watson became the first recipient of Gender less award for the best actor category at the MTV movie and TV awards. This is the first ever genderless award that does not separated nosiness based on their sex. Emma Watson is a British actress3. Newton movie: Best film at HIFF
“Newton”, a Hindi film has won jury prize for best film at the Honkong International Film Festival. This film was directed by Amit Masurkar
4. Youngest UN messenger of peace- Malala
Malala Yousufzai became the youngest UN messenger of peace. UN secretary general Antonio Gutters has bestowed the honor to Malala
5. 2017 Abel Prize- Yuves Meyer
- The purpose is to award the Abel Prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematic
- The Abel Prize was established on 1 January 2002.
6. 2017 Dan David prize- Srinivas Kulakarni (Indian Scientist)
Indian Scientist Srinivas Kulkarni won Dan David Prize for his contributions in astronomy. Three Dan David Prizes are awarded each year in the category of past, present and future7. Skoch IT minister of the year
Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao was honoured with Skoch IT minister of the year
8. DR BC ROY national award-Dr. Raghu Ram
- Bidhan Chandra Roy Award was instituted in 1962 in memory of B. C. Roy by Medical Council of India.
- The Award is given annually in each of the following categories: Statesmanship of the Highest Order in India, Medical man-cum-Statesman, Eminent Medical Person, Eminent person in Philosophy, Eminent person in Science and Eminent person in Arts.
- It is presented by President of India in New Delhi on July 1, National Doctors' Day.
- It was first awarded in 1973 to Sandip Mukherjee
9. Best Bank Award
Karnataka bank has bagged the best bank award among small banks for the use of technology for financial inclusion10. Best Performance award
NABARD has conferred the best performance award for the year 2015-16 to Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) for its working in the field of credit-linking joint liability groups11.Life Time Achievement Award
Prakash Padukone will be conferred with first life time achievement award instituted by Badminto Institution of India
12. 7th Dr. Ambedkar award- Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri, was the 1st music director who composed songs for Bharat Ratna Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkar
13. 2017 Agricultural leader ship award- Telangana CM KCR
- Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has been selected for the prestigious Agriculture Leadership Award-2017
- A Committee headed by agriculture scientist MS Swami Nathan has recommended the CM’s name.
- The Chief Minister has been selected for the award for his innovative services rendered to the welfare of farmers and the farm sector. The award, instituted by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture in 2008
- The first edition of Miss Trans queen India, a beauty pageant for transgenders takes place in Gurugram
It works under union ministry of Home affairs
16. PV Sindhu awarded as sports person of the year
Sindhu's coach P Gopichand grabbed Coach of the Year award while
Milkha Singh was given the Living Legend of the Year award.
Swyam Shikshan Prayog, Pune based NGO, has been awarded the United Nations Development Programme’s Equator Prize
- It has been awarded for devising an ecologically sustainable agriculture model to combat the adverse impacts of drought.
- It is the only Indian organisation to win the award
Miscellaneous awards (recent)
The institute is located in Pune
2. Sanjay Pratihar, has been selected for the prestigious Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for the Young Scientist Award for the year2017
- He is selected for his contribution to “multi-metal complexes, theoretical understanding, selective sensing of Hq2+ions and important applications in agriculture
- He is a young scientist in Tezpur University of Assam
- The award is instituted by the American Planning Association
- Bhubaneswar has been chosen for its good and advanced town planning and engaging its residents in the planning process
5. Krishi Karman awards:
Due to record performance of food grains for the year 2015-16, Union ministry of agriculture has selected three states for Krishi Karman awards. They are
- Tamilnadu has been chosen in large category that is production more than 10 million tonnes
- Himachal Pradesh selected in medium category that is production between 1 to 10 million tonnes and
- Tripura in small category that is production less than 1 million tonnes
6. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Chandrababu Naidu got ‘Transformative Chief Minister Award’ for his role in advancing the US-India partnership at the state level. The award was given by USIBC- United States India Business Council
7. Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) has won the Golden Globe Tigers Award for Excellence and Leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility for the year 2017 in the category of ‘E-Payment Leadership’
Other Important Awards and Honours 2017
| Name of the Award | Recipient |
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Lifetime Achievement Award at Dubai International Film Festival
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Rekha (Veteran actress)
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The world's third largest startup base
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India (US and UK stands in the first and second position respectively)
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Rio Paralympics silver medalist, who honored with Rs. 4 crore cash reward by P Narendra Modi
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Deepa Malik
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German Green Talent Award
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Shamik Chowdhury (Indian researcher)
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Prestigious award for outstanding work in the field of e-governance at the 'State of the States Conclave 2016'
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Haryana government
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The highest-paid woman in music for 2016 in Forbes’ annual list.
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Taylor Swift
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Rashtriya Kalidas Samman by Madhya Pradesh Government
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Raj Bisaria and Banshi Kaul
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Australian of the Year Local Hero' award 2017
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Tejinder Pal
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La Liga's best player for 2015-16 season
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award
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Amitav Ghosh
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Reporters without Borders (RSF)-TV5 Monde prize’
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Hadi Abdullah
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Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Governance for year 2016
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Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
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Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award at the ATP awards
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Roger Federer
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Uttarakhand Ratna award
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Harish Rawat (Uttarakhand Chief Minister)
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Goldsmiths Prize
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Mike McCormack (Solar Bones author)
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‘Doodle 4 Google’ 2016 contest
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Anvita Prashant Telang ( fromPune )
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Global Citizen Award
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Imtiaz Sooliman
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Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate Award 2016
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Gulzar (Lyricist-writer)
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World's best airline for the 4th consecutive year
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Air New Zealand
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The oldest woman to Space
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Peggy Whitson (NASA astronaut, at an age of 56 years)
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Winner of SumitraCharat Ram Award for lifetime achievement in the field of Indian classical music.
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Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia (Noted flautist)
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Winner of the prestigious Mother Teresa International Award
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Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, by the Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation.)
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'Artist of the Year' at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs)
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Ariana Grande (Singer)
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'Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock' at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs)
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Selena Gomez
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'Video of the Year' award at the 2016 American Music Awards (AMAs)
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Justin Bieber (for his track 'Sorry')
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first World Sanskrit Award
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Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Princess of Thailand)
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International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea
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Captain Radhika Menon
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International Press Freedom Award
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Malini Subramaniam (Indian Journalist, for her reporting from the Naxal-infested Bastar area)
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Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
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Akshaya Mukul (Senior journalist, for his book "Gita Press and the Making of Hindu India")
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Winner of 10th Asia Pacific Screen Award in Best Actor Category
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Manoj Bajpayee (Bollywood actor)
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Winner of at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth Video Competition 2016
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'Magical Piano', a short film by the Toonz Media Group (Dr Avaneesh, Head of Development, Toonz Media Group received the award from Salon Films Chairman Fred Wang)
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Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) ‘Distinguished Indologist’ Award
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Prof. Yu Long Yu (Chinese professor)
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Golden Peacock award at the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
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Iranian film “Daughter” (directed by Reza Mirkarimi)
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Indian MNC of the year' by AIMA
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Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
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Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for the Young Scientist Award
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Sanjay Pratihar
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Avvaiyar Award”
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Padma Venkataraman
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US Transformative Chief Minister Award
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Chandrababu Naidu
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Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea
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Rajive Kaul
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Special Jury Remi Award at the 50th annual Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
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The Black Prince
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MTV’s genderless award
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Emma Watson
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India’s Young Scientist
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Vikram Vishal
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2016 Wisden-MCC (Melbourne Cricket Council) Cricket Photograph of the Year
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Saqib Majeed,
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Best Film at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).
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Mukti Bhawan”
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Best Director for her directorial debut ‘A Death in the Gunj
& Best Actress for ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ at 2017's New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).
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Konkona Sensharma
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Media For Sanitation’ award by Railways Minister
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NDTV
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K Chandrasekharan Memorial Award
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M P Veerendra Kumar
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Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.
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N'Golo Kant
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Aon Best Employers India in the 2017
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Sony Pictures
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Woodrow Wilson Award
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Chanda Kochhar
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"Smart Village Award
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Govardhan Eco Village
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Florence Nightingale award
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Krishna Kumari
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Aravind Kumar Rengan
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National Science Academy (INSA) Young Scientist 2017.
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The Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Association
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Navratan Legend Award
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Institute of Techonology (IIT) Delhi Team
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Startups National Award 2017
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Pawan Kumar Chamling
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First Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Lifetime Achievement Honour in Public Service
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Govardhan Eco Village
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Smart Village Award by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)
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Bharti Airtel
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Aon Best Employer India 2017
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Krishna Kumari
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Florence Nightingale award
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Anshu Jamsenpa
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first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest four times
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Shrinivas Kulkarni
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Dan David prize
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Purnima Barman & Sanjay Gubbi
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Whitley Award (Green Oscar)
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David Letterman
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Kennedy Center’s 2017 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
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Sanjeev Gupta
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CEO of the Year (UK)
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